Combination raincoat



June 27, 1950 M. sTAGG COMBINATION RAINCOAT Filed Jan. 25, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor MAK E TA |3- 13'. @Am and By mk June 27, 1950 M. sTAGG COMBINATION RAINCOAT 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 25, 1946 Inventor MAX ETA GEL. m' w June 27, 1950 M. sTAGG- l COMBINATION RAINCOAT 5 Sheets-.Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 25', 1946 Patented .une 27, 195

UNIT-ED y STATES *PATENT OFFICE' l 2,513,065 CoMBINA'rIoN RAINCOA'I" Max Stagg, Poughkeepsie, N. Y; Application vJanuary 25, 1946, serial No. 643,379V

This' invention relates to improvements in combination rain coats formed-with separate cooperating blouse and skirt portions.

lAn object of the invention is to'provide an improved combination garment including separate blouse and skirt portions which may be worn separately, or connected together to form a full length rain coat.

Another object of the invention is to Vprovide a jacket'and skirt adapted to be worn separately, andsaid jacket being formed with a doublevwaist band whereby the use of buttons along the adjacentffrontnedges of the jacket is eliminated, together with cooperating means on the adjacent bottom of said jacket and top of said skirt whereby said parts may be securedtogether to form a full length rain coat.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved combination garment including a jacket or blouse and a skirt which may be worn separately or joinedtogether to form a full length rain coat, said garment Vbeing highly efflcient and durable in use, and relatively inexpensive tomanufacture and produce. v

Other objects will appear'as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the garment having its cooperating parts secured together to be worn as a full length rain coat;

Figure 2 is a, front elevation of the blouse or jacket with the bottom portion turned back to show the double waist band and absence of buttons on the front edges of the jacket;

Figure 3 is a front inside view of the skirt spread open showing the zipper at the top and cooperating buttons and button holes along the opposite sides of the skirt;

Figure 4 is a front outside view of the skirt spread open showing the pockets and waist band adjusting means for the skirt;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged top plan view ofthe skirt waist band adjusting means, and

Figure 7 is a front view of the skirt waist band adjusting means shown in Figure 6.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

In carrying out the invention, there s provided a blouse or jacket I having sleeves 2 of full length, and a combined collar 3 with'lapels 2 Claims.

(c1. 2Mo) A 4, said lapels being 'made full to permit a long roll rto provide a closing or binding action for*y eiect to the opposite front edges 5 of thejacket j,

when its waist band is closed.

The blouse or jacket I is provided with an inner waist band 6 to which the slide fastener element 'Il isvattached, and spaced ybutton holes j 8 are formed at an end of'the waist band below i said element l." An outer waist band'or beltH 9 Uis secured about the bottom of the jacket I to? overlie the inner waist band i.l `Said outer waistr band 9' includes a buckle I0 having va tongue v'III anda cooperatingv1- belt portion I-2 in which the"` eyelets I3 are adapted to be engaged by saidtongue' II of the buckle I0 when the belt or outer 4 waistband is fastened in closed position. spacedI l buttons I4 are secured to the outer surface of" the outer 'waist band 9 and are adapted to be'-v received in thev button holes 8.` The blouse or-f jacket I is adapted to be worn separately as *a* sport jacket, or it may be secured to a separable skirt I5 and worn as a full length rain coat.

The skirt I5y is provided with a slide fastener element I6 along its -upper edge for cooperative@ Ilocking engagement with thefelement 1 on the bottom of the blouse I when' the two garments@ are to be connected together and worn as a full length rain coat. Buttons II will be secured at spaced intervals along a side of the skirt I5, and cooperating button holes I8 will be arranged in spaced relation along the opposite side of the skirt, for the reception of said buttons I'I.

Pockets I9 are provided at the opposite sides of the front portion of the skirt I5, and are formed with buttoned closure flaps 20.

Adjusting tabs 2| are formed at the opposite sides of the top of the skirt I5, and are provided with button holes 22, which may be engaged by the buttons 24 attached to the waist band of the skirt I5 to draw in the same to provide a snug fit when the skirt is to be worn as such. When the skirt is to be connected to the blouse or jacket I and the garment is to be worn as a full length rain coat, the buttons 24 will be left unbuttoned to provide a full skirt eifect. A snap fastener 25 may also be secured to the tabs 2I if desired.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that due to the double waist band construction of the blouse or jacket, the opposite sides of edges of the same will be drawn tightly about the body of the wearer in overlapping closed position, making the use of the usual buttons along the edges o1 a coat or blouse unnecessary. Furthermore, the double waist band will prevent the blouse or jacket from creeping i slide fastener element I6 is fixed to the complemental slide fastener element 1 thereby rendering the device a connected garment, similar to a coat- The outer waist having anentirely open` front. band 9 and inner Waist band 6 on the side of the frontal opening having the buckle attached, is- 1 moved to a position beneath the oppositev sidegof;l

the same elements so that the buttons I4 may be engaged in the button holes 8. Then, the belt end l2 of the outer waist band` is disposedinthe,

buckle l IJ as described.

In order to render this operation possible, the

v end of the outer waist band 9 is formed as the eetiial belt portion l-iondthe buckle lei-is, suppe'ited, eriioiitwerdiyestendinef portion 2,3 of. the Waist-1betritt, This stsuetiireis, Seen. bestie Figure 2. l

While thepreierzreti. formfatid embodiment 0f the; instantimeiition nos been, illustrated and,

detente@ it, Wilihe underetoodtbet itis not, in: tended t0, limit the Seope of-,theinveiitionthereto temeer minor Changes.. indetail of construction may beresorted to` .ont departure fr omthe Spirit 0i the invention;y

Het/111,8A thus described, my iriveritismLV what;` I.. Claim as newv and desire tosecure by Letterskv Potent of the UnitedStates 1, e eoifntiriationA garment having.L a 1onei--- tudinel vfrontal, onenmainoludine a blouse.l portion anda detaheble skirtportion, lsaid blouse. portion ,having` an inner Waistlineportion and.

al1-,outer overlying waistband attached, aloneyts topedgeto seid, Wastlineportion, the ends of saidWeistband-beine. free of; the edges, of the bloueefwhieh formaportion of tnefrontal openf.

inelaslde fastenerI element secured ,to4 the. outer i Surface oi Said innerwastlineportion. cooperate 1115, fastening,means-.formed 0n.v adjacent end-s oi, Sefisig, Outer; waist-band on opposite ,sides.-o,f the frontal opening, said skirt including a waistline portion having a cooperating slide fastener element attached thereto connectible with the first mentioned slide fastener element, tabs attached at their ends to the skirt waistline portion, fastening means attached to said skirt Waistline portion attachable with said tabs for forming pleats in the top of said skirt for adjusting the effective size of both of said waistline portions.

2. A combination garment having av longitudinal frontal-opening including ablouse portion and a detachable skirt portion, said blouse portion having an inner Waistline portion and an outer; overlying Waist band attached along its top edge to said' waistline portion, the ends of said waistbandbeing free of the edges of said blouse whichrform, a por-tion of the frontal opening, a slide fastener element secured tothe inner surface of. said inner Waistline portion, cooperating fastening means formed on adjacent ends of said oyaerly-.inewaistiloandiseideslsirt ineludirneza weistliiie portion Alieti/11.18.. el oooneratinai Slide fastenerelement attached, theretdcgnnectble with, the;i

first mentioned slide; .fasfterter` element, ,tette` attesmed attbeirendst he skirt Waistline portioni,

rneans etteehedftosa a tline portion at.-

taeheble.,with-saidftalosifor,forinins pleats in the.

top of said skirt, thereby adjustingfthegeiective, sine of Said skirt.i poelsetsini-Said skirt having the` Opening/,Sgbelowz Seid ,tahsifer takineup excess.

material theremwhenutne pleats arevr formed REEERENCEscirEp n The following referencesare-of record=in thel le of this patent: y l

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